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With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

SALEM, Ore.

Primary care in 'critical condition,' Alberta doctors group head says, citing survey

CALGARY — The president of the Alberta Medical Association says a recent survey of family doctors suggests primary care in the province is in critical condition and needs immediate attention. Dr.
Memphis utility lifts boil-water advisory after 5 days following deep freeze that burst pipes

Memphis utility lifts boil-water advisory after 5 days following deep freeze that burst pipes

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis' water company lifted a boil-water advisory for more than 600,000 people Tuesday that was in place for five days due to freezing temperatures that caused pipes to break throughout the southern city.
Mississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge

Mississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owner of a medical marijuana dispensary who sued Mississippi over state regulations that he says censor business owners by preventing them from advertising in most media.
Bill would revise Tennessee's decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicte dof sex work

Bill would revise Tennessee's decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicte dof sex work

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would no longer be the only U.S.
Class-action lawsuit approved over COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec long-term care

Class-action lawsuit approved over COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec long-term care

MONTREAL — A judge has approved a class-action lawsuit that accuses Quebec's health network of failing to protect long-term care centres during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and causing avoidable suffering and death to thousands of resident
North Dakota judge won't block part of abortion law doctors say puts them at risk of prosecution

North Dakota judge won't block part of abortion law doctors say puts them at risk of prosecution

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge ruled Tuesday that he won’t block a part of a state law that doctors say puts them at risk of prosecution if they perform an abortion to save a patient’s life or health.

European human rights court condemns Greece for naming HIV-positive sex workers in 2012

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that authorities in Greece violated the privacy rights of a group of women who were arrested and publicly identified in 2012 as HIV-positive prostitutes who allegedly endangered p
Vice President Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights in Wisconsin

Vice President Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights in Wisconsin

WAUKESHA, Wisc. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris blasted Republicans as extremists for trying to ban abortions as she rallied women in the key battleground state of Wisconsin on Monday, marking the 51st anniversary of Roe v.
Saskatchewan woman waiting 10 months for diagnostic breast cancer scan

Saskatchewan woman waiting 10 months for diagnostic breast cancer scan

REGINA — Nadine Baker says she has been waiting 10 months for a diagnostic scan to see whether she has breast cancer. The Regina woman said Monday she was referred for a diagnostic test in March and an appointment still hasn't been booked.